BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) WEEKLY SINGLE CHARTS FOR 1953
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 3,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 6 1 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES-Perry Como
2 4 16 2 The Glow-Worm-Mills Brothers
3 3 12 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
4 5 15 1 It's In The Book-Johnny Standley & Horace Heidt
5 6 5 5 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
6 9 6 6 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
7 7 9 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
8 9 4 8 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
9 11 2 9 Have You Heard-Joni James
9 - 12 7 Takes Two To Tango-Pearl Bailey
11 - 1 11 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12 14 5 12 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
12 18 20 1 I Went To Your Wedding-Patti Page
14 15 7 11 Why Don't You Believe Me-Patti Page
14 17 22 1 You Belong To Me-Jo Stafford
16 16 2 16 Bye Bye Blues-Les Paul & Mary Ford
17 19 20 3 Jambalaya-Jo Stafford
18 10 16 7 Because You're Mine-Mario Lanza
19 12 15 9 Lady Of Spain-Eddie Fisher
20 20 8 17 Lady Of Spain-Les Paul
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 10,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 7 1 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES-Perry Como
2 3 13 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
3 5 6 3 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
4 2 17 2 The Glow-Worm-Mills Brothers
5 4 16 1 It's In The Book-Johnny Standley & Horace Heidt
6 8 5 6 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
7 6 7 6 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
8 9 3 8 Have You Heard-Joni James
9 12 6 9 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
10 7 10 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
11 16 3 11 Bye Bye Blues-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12 14 8 11 Why Don't You Believe Me-Patti Page
13 11 2 11 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford
14 9 13 7 Takes Two To Tango-Pearl Bailey
15 19 16 9 Lady Of Spain-Eddie Fisher
16 - 1 16 Even Now-Eddie Fisher
17 12 21 1 I Went To Your Wedding-Patti Page
18 - 1 18 Mister Tap-Toe-Doris Day
19 14 23 1 You Belong To Me-Jo Stafford
20 - 1 20 Wishing Ring-Joni James
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 17,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 8 1 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES-Perry Como
2 2 14 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
3 3 7 3 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
4 7 8 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
5 4 18 2 The Glow-Worm-Mills Brothers
6 6 6 6 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
7 10 11 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
8 5 17 1 It's In The Book-Johnny Standley & Horace Heidt
9 8 4 8 Have You Heard-Joni James
10 9 7 9 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
11 12 9 11 Why Don't You Believe Me-Patti Page
12 16 2 12 Even Now-Eddie Fisher
13 - 1 13 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
14 - 17 7 Because You're Mine-Mario Lanza
15 13 3 11 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 18 2 16 Mister Tap-Toe-Doris Day
17 - 1 17 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
18 14 14 7 Takes Two To Tango-Pearl Bailey
19 11 4 11 Bye Bye Blues-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19 - 1 19 Trying-Hilltoppers
Billy Vaughn wrote it & sang in the group, Jimmy Sacca sang lead
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 24,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES-Perry Como
2 3 8 2 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
3 2 15 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
4 6 7 4 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
5 5 19 2 The Glow-Worm-Mills Brothers
6 4 9 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
7 9 5 7 Have You Heard-Joni James
8 7 12 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
9 10 8 9 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
10 8 18 1 It's In The Book-Johnny Standley & Horace Heidt
11 - 1 11 Oh Happy Day-Four Knights
12 12 3 12 Even Now-Eddie Fisher
13 13 2 13 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
14 17 2 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
14 19 5 11 Bye Bye Blues-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 - 1 16 Side By Side-Kay Starr
and newly definitive swinging version of the 1927 song
17 16 3 16 Mister Tap-Toe-Doris Day
18 15 4 11 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19 - 1 19 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
20 - 1 20 I Went To Your Wedding-Spike Jones & Sir Frederick Gas
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 31,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES-Perry Como
2 2 9 2 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
3 3 16 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
4 4 8 4 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
5 7 6 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
6 6 10 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
7 9 9 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
8 8 13 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
9 - 1 9 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
10 5 20 2 The Glow-Worm-Mills Brothers
11 19 2 11 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
12 13 3 12 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
13 16 2 13 Side By Side-Kay Starr
14 12 4 12 Even Now-Eddie Fisher
15 10 19 1 It's In The Book-Johnny Standley & Horace Heidt
16 14 3 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
17 11 2 11 Oh Happy Day-Four Knights
17 17 4 16 Mister Tap-Toe-Doris Day
19 18 5 11 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford
20 - 1 20 Pretend-Nat King Cole
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 7,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 10 1 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-Teresa Brewer
2 1 11 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
3 4 9 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
4 3 17 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
5 5 7 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
6 9 2 6 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
7 11 3 7 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
8 7 10 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
9 6 11 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
10 8 14 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
11 12 4 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
12 13 3 12 Side By Side-Kay Starr
13 17 3 11 Oh Happy Day-Four Knights
14 16 4 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
15 17 5 15 Mister Tap-Toe-Doris Day
16 - 1 16 Pretend-Ralph Marterie
17 10 21 2 The Glow-Worm-Mills Brothers
18 - 1 18 Wild Horses-Perry Como
19 14 5 12 Even Now-Eddie Fisher
20 19 6 11 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 14,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-Teresa Brewer
2 2 12 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
3 3 10 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
4 6 3 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
5 5 8 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
6 7 4 6 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
7 4 18 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
8 12 4 8 Side By Side-Kay Starr
9 8 11 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
10 9 12 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
11 - 2 11 Pretend-Nat King Cole
12 10 15 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
13 11 5 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
14 18 2 14 Wild Horses-Perry Como
15 14 5 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
16 - 1 16 I Believe-Frankie Laine
17 13 4 11 Oh Happy Day-Four Knights
17 - 1 17 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
the last Hank Williams song hit
19 15 6 15 Mister Tap-Toe-Doris Day
20 - 1 20 Say It With Your Heart-Bob Carroll
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 21,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-Teresa Brewer
2 2 13 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
3 6 5 3 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
4 3 11 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
5 5 9 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
6 4 4 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
7 11 3 7 Pretend-Nat King Cole
8 9 12 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
9 8 5 8 Side By Side-Kay Starr
10 16 2 10 I Believe-Frankie Laine
11 7 19 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
12 17 2 12 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
13 14 3 13 Wild Horses-Perry Como
14 13 6 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
15 12 16 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
16 10 13 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
17 15 6 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
18 17 5 11 Oh Happy Day-Four Knights
19 - 1 19 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
new entry: pop cover of #1 country hit by the Carlisles
20 - 6 12 Even Now-Eddie Fisher -Eddie Fisher
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 28,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-Teresa Brewer
2 2 14 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
3 3 6 3 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
4 4 12 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
5 6 5 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
6 7 4 6 Pretend-Nat King Cole
7 9 6 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
8 8 13 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
9 5 10 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
10 10 3 10 I Believe-Frankie Laine
11 13 4 11 Wild Horses-Perry Como
12 12 3 12 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
13 11 20 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
14 17 7 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
15 14 7 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
16 16 14 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
17 19 2 17 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
18 15 17 6 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford
19 18 6 11 Oh Happy Day-Four Knights
20 - 1 20 A Fool Such As I-Jo Stafford
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 7,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-Teresa Brewer
2 3 7 2 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
3 2 15 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
4 10 4 4 I Believe-Frankie Laine
5 4 13 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
6 6 5 6 Pretend-Nat King Cole
7 5 6 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
8 12 4 8 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
9 9 11 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
10 11 5 10 Wild Horses-Perry Como
11 7 7 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
12 15 8 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
13 8 14 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
14 14 8 14 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
15 17 3 15 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
16 - 1 16 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
17 16 15 4 Oh Happy Day-Don Howard
18 - 1 18 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
18 - 1 18 Pretend-Eileen Barton
20 - 1 20 Downhearted-Eddie Fisher
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 14,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 8 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 1 15 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
3 3 16 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
4 4 5 4 I Believe-Frankie Laine
5 5 14 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
6 6 6 6 Pretend-Nat King Cole
7 8 5 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
8 10 6 8 Wild Horses-Perry Como
9 11 8 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
10 9 12 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
11 16 2 11 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
12 7 7 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
13 14 9 13 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
14 12 9 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
15 20 2 15 Downhearted-Eddie Fisher
16 13 15 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
17 15 4 15 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
17 18 2 17 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
17 - 1 17 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
20 - 21 1 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 21,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 2 16 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
3 4 6 3 I Believe-Frankie Laine
4 5 15 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
5 11 3 5 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
6 3 17 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
7 8 7 7 Wild Horses-Perry Como
8 6 7 6 Pretend-Nat King Cole
9 7 6 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
10 9 9 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
11 12 8 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
12 17 2 12 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
13 10 13 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
14 - 1 14 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 16 16 7 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me-Karen Chandler
16 13 10 13 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
17 17 5 15 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
18 15 3 15 Downhearted-Eddie Fisher
19 14 10 11 Oh Happy Day-Lawrence Welk & Larry Hooper
20 17 3 17 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 28,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 2 17 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
3 3 7 3 I Believe-Frankie Laine
4 8 8 4 Pretend-Nat King Cole
5 4 16 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
6 5 4 5 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
7 6 18 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
7 9 7 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
9 10 10 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
10 7 8 7 Wild Horses-Perry Como
11 12 3 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
12 16 11 12 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
13 13 14 5 Have You Heard-Joni James
14 14 2 14 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 20 4 15 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
16 17 6 15 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
17 - 1 17 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
18 - 1 18 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
19 - 1 19 I Believe-Jane Froman
20 11 9 4 Anywhere I Wander-Julius LaRosa
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 4,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 2 18 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
3 3 8 3 I Believe-Frankie Laine
4 4 9 4 Pretend-Nat King Cole
5 6 5 5 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
6 5 17 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
7 7 8 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
8 10 9 7 Wild Horses-Perry Como
9 7 19 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
10 9 11 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
11 17 2 11 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
12 18 2 12 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
13 11 4 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
14 15 5 14 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
15 19 2 15 I Believe-Jane Froman
16 - 1 16 Ruby-Richard Hayman
17 - 1 17 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
actually Flo Sandons, whose voice was dubbed for S.M. in movie "Anna"
18 14 3 14 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19 16 7 15 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper
20 12 12 12 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 11,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 3 9 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
3 4 10 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
4 5 6 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
5 2 19 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
6 6 18 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
7 11 3 7 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
8 7 9 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
9 8 10 7 Wild Horses-Perry Como
10 12 3 10 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
11 13 5 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
12 10 12 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
13 14 6 13 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
13 16 2 13 Ruby-Richard Hayman
15 9 20 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
16 20 13 12 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
17 17 2 17 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
17 - 1 17 Can't I-Nat "King" Cole
19 - 1 19 Somebody Stole My Gal-Johnnie Ray
20 18 4 14 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World-Les Paul & Mary Ford
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 18,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 2 10 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
3 3 11 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
4 7 4 4 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
5 4 7 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
6 6 19 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
7 8 10 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
8 5 20 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
9 13 3 9 Ruby-Richard Hayman
10 10 4 10 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
11 11 6 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
12 13 7 12 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
13 9 11 7 Wild Horses-Perry Como
14 - 1 14 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
15 12 13 7 Side By Side-Kay Starr
16 - 1 16 Spinning A Web-Gaylords
17 16 14 12 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan
18 17 2 17 Can't I-Nat "King" Cole
19 19 2 19 Somebody Stole My Gal-Johnnie Ray
20 15 21 1 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 25,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 4 5 2 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
3 2 11 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
4 3 12 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
5 5 8 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
6 10 5 6 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
7 9 4 7 Ruby-Richard Hayman
8 8 21 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
9 7 11 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
10 6 20 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
11 12 8 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
12 - 3 12 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
13 11 7 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
14 14 2 14 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
15 - 1 15 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
16 - 1 16 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
17 13 12 7 Wild Horses-Perry Como
17 - 3 15 I Believe-Jane Froman
19 18 3 17 Can't I-Nat "King" Cole
20 19 3 19 Somebody Stole My Gal-Johnnie Ray
original 1924 hit recording was by Ted Weems and the band
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 2,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page
2 2 6 2 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
3 3 12 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
4 4 13 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
5 6 6 5 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
6 7 5 6 Ruby-Richard Hayman
7 5 9 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
8 12 4 8 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
9 14 3 9 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
10 9 12 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
11 11 9 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
12 16 2 12 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
13 8 22 1 Till I Waltz Again With You-Teresa Brewer
14 10 21 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
15 13 8 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
16 - 1 16 Strange Things Are Happening-Red Buttons
17 17 4 17 I Believe-Jane Froman
18 - 1 18 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
song features the soprano of Sally Sweetland
19 15 2 15 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
20 - 1 20 Is It Any Wonder?-Joni James
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 9,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 7 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 1 15 1 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
3 3 13 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
4 5 7 4 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
5 4 14 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
6 6 6 6 Ruby-Richard Hayman
7 8 5 7 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
8 9 4 8 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
9 7 10 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
10 12 3 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
11 18 2 11 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
12 11 10 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
13 10 13 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
14 17 5 14 I Believe-Jane Froman
15 16 2 15 Strange Things Are Happening-Red Buttons
16 19 3 15 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
17 15 9 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
18 - 1 18 Almost Always-Joni James
19 - 1 19 April In Portugal-Freddy Martin
20 14 22 3 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 16,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 8 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 16 1 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
3 4 8 3 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
4 3 14 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
5 5 15 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
6 6 7 6 Ruby-Richard Hayman
7 11 3 7 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
8 7 6 7 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
9 8 5 8 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
10 10 4 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
11 12 11 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
12 9 11 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
13 16 4 13 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
14 14 6 14 I Believe-Jane Froman
15 - 1 15 Crazy Man Crazy-Bill Haley and his Comets
was this the first bona fide "Rock & Roll" hit by a white artist?
16 - 1 16 Song From Moulin Rouge-Mantovani
17 19 2 17 April In Portugal-Freddy Martin
18 13 14 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
19 15 3 15 Strange Things Are Happening-Red Buttons
19 17 10 11 Caravan-Ralph Marterie
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 23,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 3 9 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
3 6 8 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
4 7 4 4 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
5 2 17 1 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
6 4 15 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
7 9 6 7 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
8 8 7 7 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
9 5 16 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
10 10 5 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
11 14 7 11 I Believe-Jane Froman
12 11 12 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
13 13 5 13 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
14 12 12 4 Tell Me A Story-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
15 17 3 15 April In Portugal-Freddy Martin
16 16 2 16 Song From Moulin Rouge-Mantovani
17 15 2 15 Crazy Man Crazy-Bill Haley and his Comets
18 18 15 7 Your Cheating Heart-Joni James
19 - 1 19 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
composed by Charlie Chaplin
20 - 1 20 Ruby-Les Baxter
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 30,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 10 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
3 4 5 3 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
4 3 9 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
5 7 7 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
6 8 8 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
7 6 16 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
8 5 18 1 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
9 9 17 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
10 10 6 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
11 19 2 11 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
12 20 2 12 Ruby-Les Baxter
13 11 8 11 I Believe-Jane Froman
14 12 13 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
15 13 6 13 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
16 - 1 16 April In Portugal-Vic Damone
17 16 3 16 Song From Moulin Rouge-Mantovani
18 17 3 15 Crazy Man Crazy-Bill Haley and his Comets
19 - 1 19 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
20 - 1 20 Ruby-Victor Young
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 6,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 11 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
3 3 6 3 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
4 4 10 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
5 5 8 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
6 7 17 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
7 6 9 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
8 8 19 1 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
9 11 3 9 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
10 9 18 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
11 10 7 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
12 15 7 12 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
13 17 4 13 Song From Moulin Rouge-Mantovani
14 14 14 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
15 12 3 12 Ruby-Les Baxter
16 13 8 11 I Believe-Jane Froman
17 18 4 15 Crazy Man Crazy-Bill Haley and his Comets
18 - 1 18 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
19 16 2 16 April In Portugal-Vic Damone
20 19 2 19 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 13,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 3 7 2 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 2 12 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
4 4 11 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
5 5 9 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
6 6 18 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
7 7 10 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
8 9 4 8 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
9 15 4 9 Ruby-Les Baxter
10 10 19 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
11 16 9 11 I Believe-Jane Froman
12 12 8 12 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
13 8 20 1 The Doggie In The Window-Patti Page
14 - 1 14 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 - 1 15 No Other Love-Perry Como
the melody taken from Richard Rodgers "Victory At Sea" TV score
16 11 8 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
17 20 3 17 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
18 14 15 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
19 18 2 18 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
19 19 3 16 April In Portugal-Vic Damone
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 20,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 8 2 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 3 13 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
4 4 12 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
5 5 10 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
6 8 5 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
7 7 11 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
8 6 19 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
9 15 2 9 No Other Love-Perry Como
10 14 2 10 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
11 9 5 9 Ruby-Les Baxter
12 - 1 12 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
early (1934) Gordon Jenkins composition
13 10 20 3 Pretend-Nat King Cole
14 12 9 12 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
14 19 3 15 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
16 - 5 15 Crazy Man Crazy-Bill Haley and his Comets
17 - 5 13 Song From Moulin Rouge-Mantovani
18 - 1 18 You You You-Ames Brothers
19 16 9 10 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons
19 18 16 11 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 27,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 9 2 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 3 14 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
4 4 13 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
5 9 3 5 No Other Love-Perry Como
6 5 11 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
6 10 3 6 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
8 6 5 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
9 8 20 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
10 7 12 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
11 11 6 9 Ruby-Les Baxter
12 12 2 12 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
13 15 4 13 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
14 14 10 12 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
15 - 1 15 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
16 - 4 16 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
17 16 6 15 Crazy Man Crazy-Bill Haley and his Comets
18 - 1 18 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
composed by DJ and singer ("Green Door") Jim Lowe
19 18 2 18 You You You-Ames Brothers
20 - 1 20 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
jazz number dating back to 1919
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 4,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 15 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 10 2 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 3 15 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
4 4 14 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
5 5 4 5 No Other Love-Perry Como
6 6 4 6 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
7 8 6 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
8 12 3 8 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
9 10 13 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
10 19 3 10 You You You-Ames Brothers
11 9 21 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
12 16 5 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
13 18 2 13 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
14 6 12 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
15 11 7 9 Ruby-Les Baxter
16 - 1 16 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
17 13 5 13 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
18 15 2 18 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
19 14 11 12 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman
20 20 2 20 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 11,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 16 1 SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
2 2 11 2 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 5 5 3 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 3 16 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
5 6 5 5 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 7 7 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
7 4 15 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
8 8 4 8 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
9 10 4 9 You You You-Ames Brothers
10 14 13 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
11 16 2 11 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
11 17 6 11 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
13 9 14 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
14 12 6 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
15 15 8 9 Ruby-Les Baxter
16 13 3 13 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
17 18 3 17 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
18 - 1 18 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
original version by the 17 year-old son of song's writer Artie Glenn
19 11 22 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
20 - 1 20 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 18,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 12 1 I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU-Eddie Fisher
2 1 17 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
3 3 6 3 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 5 6 4 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
5 4 17 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
6 8 5 6 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
7 7 16 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
8 6 8 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
9 9 5 9 You You You-Ames Brothers
10 11 7 10 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
11 11 3 11 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
12 16 4 12 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
13 17 4 13 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
14 13 15 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
15 14 7 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
16 20 2 16 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
17 10 14 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
18 - 3 18 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
19 18 2 18 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
20 19 23 2 I Believe-Frankie Laine
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 25,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU-Eddie Fisher
2 4 7 2 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 3 7 3 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 2 18 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
5 6 6 5 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
6 9 6 6 You You You-Ames Brothers
7 5 18 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
8 11 4 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
9 18 4 9 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
10 16 3 10 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
11 8 9 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
12 12 5 12 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
13 7 17 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
14 10 8 10 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
15 19 3 15 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
16 13 5 13 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
17 15 8 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
18 - 1 18 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
19 14 16 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
20 17 15 5 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 1,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 8 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1 14 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 3 8 3 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 5 7 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
5 4 19 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
6 6 7 6 You You You-Ames Brothers
7 9 5 7 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
8 7 19 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
9 10 4 9 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
10 12 6 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
11 8 5 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
12 15 4 12 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
13 11 10 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
14 14 9 10 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
15 17 9 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
16 13 18 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
17 16 6 13 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
18 18 2 18 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
19 - 1 19 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
20 19 17 6 Anna-Sylvano Mangano
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 8,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 2 15 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
3 3 9 3 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 6 8 4 You You You-Ames Brothers
5 4 8 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
6 5 20 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
7 7 6 7 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
8 9 5 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
9 11 6 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
10 10 7 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
11 8 20 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
12 12 5 12 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
13 18 3 13 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
14 14 10 10 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
15 13 11 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
16 15 10 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
17 17 7 13 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
18 19 2 18 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
19 16 19 3 Ruby-Richard Hayman
20 - 9 12 Ruby-Les Baxter
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 15,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 3 10 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
3 2 15 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
4 4 9 4 You You You-Ames Brothers
5 5 9 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
6 7 7 6 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
7 6 21 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
8 8 6 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
9 13 4 9 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
10 9 7 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
10 10 8 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
12 12 6 12 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
13 18 3 13 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
14 11 21 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
14 17 8 14 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
16 14 11 10 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
17 - 1 17 Butterflies-Patti Page
18 16 11 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
19 15 12 6 Terry's Theme (from "Limelight")-Frank Chacksfield
20 - 1 20 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
the first of many R&B groups named after birds
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 22,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 4 10 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
3 2 11 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 3 16 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
5 5 10 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
6 6 8 6 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
7 9 5 7 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
8 10 8 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
9 12 7 9 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
10 8 7 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
11 - 1 11 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
Walter Schumann's famous theme from the nation's #2 TV show
12 7 22 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
13 13 4 13 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
14 10 9 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
15 - 1 15 My Love,My Love-Joni James
16 20 2 16 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
17 - 1 17 A Dear John Letter-Pat O'Day & Al Rawley
18 14 22 2 April In Portugal-Les Baxter
19 16 12 10 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr
20 18 12 12 I'd Rather Die Young-Hilltoppers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 29,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 2 11 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
3 3 12 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 5 11 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
5 4 17 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
6 6 9 6 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
7 11 2 7 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
8 7 6 7 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
9 10 8 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
10 13 5 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
11 8 9 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
12 14 10 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
13 9 8 9 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
14 16 3 14 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
15 15 2 15 My Love,My Love-Joni James
16 - 1 16 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
#1 country hit for Carl Smith
17 12 23 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
18 - 2 18 A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
#1 country hit for six weeks
19 - 1 19 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
20 - 9 14 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 5,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 2 12 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
3 3 13 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
4 6 10 4 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
5 7 3 5 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
6 4 12 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
7 8 7 7 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
8 5 18 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
9 9 9 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
10 19 2 10 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
11 14 4 11 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
12 11 10 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
13 12 11 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
14 10 6 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
15 16 2 15 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
16 15 3 15 My Love,My Love-Joni James
16 - 1 16 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
18 13 9 9 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
19 17 24 1 Song From Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders
20 18 3 18 A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 12,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 2 13 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
3 4 11 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
4 5 4 4 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
5 3 14 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
6 6 13 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
7 7 8 7 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
8 16 2 8 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
9 10 3 9 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
10 8 19 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
11 15 3 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
12 9 10 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
13 16 4 13 My Love,My Love-Joni James
14 11 5 11 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
15 12 11 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
16 14 7 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
17 13 12 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
18 18 10 9 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
19 20 4 18 A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
20 - 1 20 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 19,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 15 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 2 14 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
3 3 12 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
4 4 5 4 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
5 5 15 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
6 7 9 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
7 9 4 7 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
8 6 14 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
9 8 3 8 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
10 13 5 10 My Love,My Love-Joni James
11 12 11 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
12 11 4 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
13 20 2 13 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
14 15 12 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
15 14 6 11 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
16 10 20 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
17 16 8 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
18 17 13 10 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper
19 18 11 9 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn
19 19 5 18 A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
19 - 1 19 I See The Moon-Mariners
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 26,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 16 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 2 15 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
3 4 6 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
4 3 13 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
5 7 5 5 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
6 9 4 6 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
7 5 16 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
8 - 1 8 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg
Freberg's parody of the Dragnet radio & TV series
9 6 10 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
10 8 15 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
11 13 3 11 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
12 12 5 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
13 11 12 8 C'est Si Bon-Eartha Kitt
14 14 13 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
15 10 6 10 My Love,My Love-Joni James
16 17 9 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
17 16 21 1 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher
18 19 2 18 I See The Moon-Mariners
19 19 6 18 A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
20 - 1 20 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
18th Variation from Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 3,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 8 2 1 ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET-Stan Freberg
2 1 17 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 2 16 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
4 4 14 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
5 5 6 5 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
6 3 7 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
7 6 5 6 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
8 9 11 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
9 7 17 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
10 10 16 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
11 11 4 11 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
12 - 1 12 Little Blue Riding Hood-Stan Freberg
flipside of "St. George" is another Dragnet parody
13 - 7 11 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
14 - 1 14 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
15 15 7 10 My Love,My Love-Joni James
16 19 7 16 A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
17 12 6 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
17 18 3 17 I See The Moon-Mariners
19 16 10 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
19 20 2 19 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 10,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 3 1 ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET-Stan Freberg
2 2 18 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 3 17 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
4 4 15 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
5 5 7 5 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
6 7 6 6 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
it was on 10/19/1953 that Julie was (publicly) fired from the Godfrey show
7 6 8 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
8 9 18 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
9 11 5 9 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
10 8 12 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
11 10 17 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
12 12 2 12 Little Blue Riding Hood-Stan Freberg
13 17 7 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
14 15 8 10 My Love,My Love-Joni James
15 19 11 10 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen
16 13 8 11 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & The Orioles
17 17 4 17 I See The Moon-Mariners
18 - 1 18 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
19 - 14 8 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher
20 19 3 19 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
20 - 1 20 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 17,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 4 1 ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET-Stan Freberg
2 2 19 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 3 18 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
4 5 8 4 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
5 6 7 5 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
6 4 16 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
7 9 6 7 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
8 7 9 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
9 10 13 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
10 8 19 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
10 18 2 10 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
12 12 3 12 Little Blue Riding Hood-Stan Freberg
13 - 2 13 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
14 11 18 4 P.S. I Love You-Hilltoppers
15 14 9 10 My Love,My Love-Joni James
16 13 8 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
17 20 4 17 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
18 17 5 17 I See The Moon-Mariners
19 - 1 19 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
20 20 2 20 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 24,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 5 1 ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET-Stan Freberg
2 2 20 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 3 19 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
4 4 9 4 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
5 5 8 5 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
6 7 7 6 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
7 6 17 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
8 13 3 8 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
9 8 10 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
10 10 3 10 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
11 9 14 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
12 10 20 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
13 19 2 13 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
14 17 5 14 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
15 18 6 15 I See The Moon-Mariners
16 12 4 12 Little Blue Riding Hood-Stan Freberg
17 20 3 17 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
18 16 9 11 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine
19 - 1 19 The Velvet Glove-Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter
19 - 1 19 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 31,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 21 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1 6 1 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg
3 3 20 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
4 4 10 4 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
5 6 8 5 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
6 5 9 5 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
7 7 18 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
8 10 4 8 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
9 8 4 8 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
10 11 15 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
11 13 3 11 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
12 12 21 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
12 - 1 12 You Alone-Perry Como
14 15 7 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
15 9 11 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
16 19 2 16 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
17 14 6 14 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
18 17 4 17 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
18 19 2 18 The Velvet Glove-Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter
20 - 10 10 My Love,My Love-Joni James
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 7,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 22 1 VAYA CON DIOS-Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 6 10 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
3 4 11 3 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
4 5 9 4 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
5 3 21 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
6 2 7 1 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg
7 7 19 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
8 9 5 8 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
9 8 5 8 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
10 12 2 10 You Alone-Perry Como
11 - 1 11 Love Walked In-Hilltoppers
revival of one of the top songs of 1938
12 16 3 12 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
13 11 4 11 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
14 - 1 14 That's Amore-Dean Martin
15 10 16 6 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli
16 18 5 16 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
17 14 8 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
18 15 12 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
19 12 22 2 No Other Love-Perry Como
20 - 1 20 Rachmaninoff:The Eighteenth Variation-William Kapell
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 14,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 4 10 1 RAGS TO RICHES-Tony Bennett
2 3 12 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
3 1 23 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 2 11 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
5 5 22 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
6 6 8 1 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg
7 8 6 7 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
8 9 6 8 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
9 7 20 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
10 14 2 10 That's Amore-Dean Martin
11 10 3 10 You Alone-Perry Como
12 12 4 12 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
12 13 5 11 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
14 - 7 14 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
15 16 6 15 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
16 11 2 11 Love Walked In-Hilltoppers
17 18 13 3 Dragnet-Ray Anthony
18 17 9 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
19 - 1 19 Pa-Paya Mama-Perry Como
20 - 1 20 Marie-Four Tunes
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 21,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 RAGS TO RICHES-Tony Bennett
2 2 13 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
3 3 24 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 4 12 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
5 5 23 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
6 7 7 6 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
7 8 7 7 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
8 9 21 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
9 10 3 9 That's Amore-Dean Martin
10 6 9 1 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg
11 12 6 11 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
12 11 4 10 You Alone-Perry Como
13 - 1 13 Changing Partners-Patti Page
million-seller with almost exact arrangement as her "Tennessee Waltz"
14 12 5 12 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
15 15 7 15 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-Sammy Kaye & Jeffrey Clay Choir
16 18 10 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
17 16 3 11 Love Walked In-Hilltoppers
18 - 3 18 The Velvet Glove-Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter
19 - 2 19 Rachmaninoff:The Eighteenth Variation-William Kapell
classical pianist died 10/29/53..same piece as #20 below
20 14 8 14 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 28,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 RAGS TO RICHES-Tony Bennett
2 2 14 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
3 3 25 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 5 24 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
5 4 13 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
6 6 8 6 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
7 9 4 7 That's Amore-Dean Martin
8 7 8 7 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
9 13 2 9 Changing Partners-Patti Page
10 8 22 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
10 11 7 10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
12 14 6 12 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
13 12 5 10 You Alone-Perry Como
14 10 10 1 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg
15 17 3 11 Love Walked In-Hilltoppers
16 - 1 16 Santa Baby-Eartha Kitt
17 16 11 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
18 - 1 18 Heart Of My Heart-Don Cornell,Johnny Desmond & Alan Dale
19 - 1 19 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
from "Kismet," based on Borodin's Polovetsian Dances
20 - 1 20 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
20 - 1 20 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
based on decades-old barbershop quartet song
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 5,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 RAGS TO RICHES-Tony Bennett
2 2 15 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
3 7 5 3 That's Amore-Dean Martin
4 6 9 4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
5 3 26 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 5 14 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
7 4 25 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
8 9 3 8 Changing Partners-Patti Page
9 20 2 9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
10 16 2 10 Santa Baby-Eartha Kitt
11 8 9 7 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
12 10 8 10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
13 13 6 10 You Alone-Perry Como
14 - 1 14 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
15 19 2 15 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
16 - 1 16 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
16 10 23 3 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt
18 17 12 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
19 - 1 19 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
20 20 2 20 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 12,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 RAGS TO RICHES-Tony Bennett
2 3 6 2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
3 19 2 3 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
4 2 16 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
5 4 10 4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
6 8 4 6 Changing Partners-Patti Page
7 10 3 7 Santa Baby-Eartha Kitt
8 14 2 8 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
9 7 26 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
10 9 3 9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
11 5 27 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12 6 15 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
13 15 3 13 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
14 11 10 7 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
15 16 2 15 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
16 13 7 10 You Alone-Perry Como
17 12 9 10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
18 - 1 18 Christmas Dragnet-Stan Freberg
19 20 3 18 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
20 18 13 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 19,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 15 1 RAGS TO RICHES-Tony Bennett
2 3 3 2 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
3 2 7 2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
4 5 11 4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
5 6 5 5 Changing Partners-Patti Page
6 8 3 6 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
7 4 17 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
8 7 4 7 Santa Baby-Eartha Kitt
9 10 4 9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
10 12 16 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
11 13 4 11 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
12 9 27 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
13 18 2 13 Christmas Dragnet-Stan Freberg
14 11 28 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 15 3 15 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
16 19 4 16 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
17 14 11 7 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
18 16 8 10 You Alone-Perry Como
19 17 10 10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
20 20 14 14 I See The Moon-Mariners
20 - 7 12 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 26,1953
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 4 1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
2 1 16 1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
3 3 8 2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
4 8 5 4 Santa Baby-Eartha Kitt
5 4 12 4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
6 5 6 5 Changing Partners-Patti Page
7 6 4 6 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
8 7 18 2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
9 9 5 9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
10 11 5 10 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
11 10 17 2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
12 14 29 1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
13 12 28 2 You You You-Ames Brothers
14 15 4 14 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
15 13 3 13 Christmas Dragnet-Stan Freberg
16 16 5 16 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
17 - 1 17 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
18 18 9 10 You Alone-Perry Como
18 - 2 18 Heart Of My Heart-Don Cornell,Johnny Desmond & Alan Dale
20 19 11 10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads